Tag Archives: award winners

Flora & Ulysses

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Katy K.

I know I’m behind on my reviewing, but for the first and probably last time, I finished reading a book the very day that it won the Newbery, and for one glorious moment, I felt On Top of Things. Flora … Continue reading →

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Locomotive

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Katy K.

Remember there’s still time to enter my Tenth Anniversary Giveaway! Locomotive by Brian Floca. Simon and Schuster, 2013. I checked this one out after reading Amy’s review over at Hope is the Word. Gorgeous layered illustrations with expressive typography and … Continue reading →

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Doll Bones

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Katy K.

Doll Bones by Holly Black. Illustrations by Eliza Wheeler. Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2013 Zach, Poppy and Alice are twelve, just at that awkward age when children begin to turn into teens. They are still getting together to stage elaborate … Continue reading →

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Redshirts

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Katy K.

While I’m reading as much Cybils stuff as I can, there came a point when I needed a new audiobook and gave up on finding a Cybils-nominated one after 10 or 15 minutes of looking. I asked the youth librarian … Continue reading →

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Geeks, Girls and Secret Identities

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Katy K.

This was on the short list for the Middle Grade Science Fiction and Fantasy Cybils award – I checked out or put on hold all the ones on the short list that I hadn’t already read. I realized my recent … Continue reading →

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The Fault in Our Stars

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Katy K.

I’d avoided this book as being too sad, until S.M. put it on my desk and told me I had to listen to it. I did. It was worth it. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green. Read by … Continue reading →

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Goblin Secrets

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Katy K.

Steampunk fantasy for kids in an entirely fictional city – and it won this year’s National Book Award. I checked it out with a bunch of books before it won the award, and had forgotten I had it by the … Continue reading →

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Where Things Come Back

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Katy K.

I read this book because it won this year’s Printz Award for Young Adult Literature. Here I take a very small moment to note that the winners of all three of the ALA awards that I pay the most attention … Continue reading →

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Dead End in Norvelt

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Katy K.

Usually, when the year’s Newbury-award-winning book is announced, I check to see whether I’ve read it or not, and add it to my mental “to read” list if I haven’t. I will note that a mental list is very good … Continue reading →

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Going Bovine

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Katy K.

Going Bovine by Libba Bray. Read by Erik Davies Sixteen-year-old Cameron Smith is a disaffected loner/stoner teen trying to skate through life with minimum effort. He knows he’s a disappointment to his family and doesn’t care much about the people … Continue reading →

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